| SEASON 1961-1962 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 9, 1961: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 11 |
| 3 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1.67 | 9 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 9 |
| 7 | Hull City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1.56 | 9 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 9 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 0.95 | 9 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.25 | 8 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 12 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1.07 | 7 |
| 13 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 14 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 7 |
| 15 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.88 | 6 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 19 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 5 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | 5 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 0.79 | 4 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0.60 | 3 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0.40 | 2 |
| 24 | Brentford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |